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The Tumwater School Board met for a work session Thursday, February 25 at 5:00 p.m. First up on the agenda was a meeting with Littlerock Elementary School Principal, Glenn Spinnie regarding the …
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By Olivia Alvord
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3/1/21
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The Olympia School District board met for a regular board meeting on last night via Zoom. Superintendent Patrick Murphy provided the board and the public with extensive updates concerning hybrid …
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By Olivia Alvord
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2/12/21
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The North Thurston Public Schools district board met via Zoom last night for a regular board meeting. Topics included student preparedness in terms of post-secondary success, the announcement of the …
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By Olivia Alvord
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2/10/21
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The Olympia School District held a regular meeting last Thu., Jan. 28 via Zoom. The board reconfirmed plans to resume in-person learning for pre-school and kindergarten students under a hybrid plan …
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By Danny Stusser and Ryne Oshiro
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2/2/21
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January 29, 2021
Dear Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools,
Since I released my recommendation to open schools to in-person instruction in a cautious phased in approach to …
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1/29/21
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The Tumwater School District Board met for a work session last night via Zoom.
The meeting was facilitated by Amy Cast, a member of the North Shore School District Board for eight years, who is …
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By Olivia Alvord
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1/29/21
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The North Thurston Public Schools’ board met for a regular meeting last night.
Agenda items included a sports announcement, grading scales, the Komachin Middle School construction …
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By Olivia Alvord
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1/27/21
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Olympia School District’s board met via Zoom yesterday for a work session.
This work session was specifically devoted to the hybrid expansion plan and pandemic education response updates. …
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By Olivia Alvord
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1/22/21
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January 21, 2021
Dear Thurston Superintendents and Heads of Schools,
In my letter on January 15, 2021, I affirmed Thurston County is in alignment with the Washington State Department of …
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Prior to Winter Break in mid-December, North Thurston Public Schools served around 900 students in-person. Superintendent Debra Clemens expects that number to increase gradually at the start of the …
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By Olivia Alvord
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1/15/21
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Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek sent a letter to the Thurston County Educational Community today. Her letter is shown below.
Dear Thurston County Educational …
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1/15/21
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Tumwater School Board met last night for a regular board meeting to discuss a series of updates and community concerns. The district’s recent hybrid learning plan, announced yesterday, was a …
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By Olivia Alvord
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1/15/21
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Griffin School District’s Board met for a work session on last night. Topics of conversation included discussion around an announcement of a hybrid learning model and a multi-tiered support …
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By Olivia Alvord
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1/14/21
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Dear Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools,
I am writing to inform you of new data and guidance regarding the safety of in-person learning opportunities in the school setting.
In …
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OLYMPIA – On Wednesday, Governor Inslee announced new school metrics and recommendations for public and private K-12 schools. Currently, Thurston County is at a 237.9 rate per 100,000 of newly …
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12/18/20
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The Olympia School Board met yesterday evening at 6:00 p.m. to reflect on the latest in-person learning guidance issued by Gov. Jay Inslee and the Wash. Department of Health.
Since September 21, …
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By Olivia Alvord
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12/18/20
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The Olympia School Board of Directors met on Thursday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. to approve the amended 2020-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Olympia School District and the Olympia …
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By Olivia Alvord
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12/14/20
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During the Tumwater School Board work session on Thursday, December 3, new operating protocols were discussed.
The purpose of operating protocols is to foster the success of the school district …
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By Olivia Alvord
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12/4/20
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Ups and downs of reported COVID-19 cases in Thurston County has largely determined whether students would learn in classrooms or remotely, using home internet or WiFi connections to access …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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11/25/20
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As a student teacher during this crazy time, I can tell you that “stressful” is an understatement.
This year I am student-teaching 9th-grade World Studies and 11th-grade U.S. History …
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By Olivia Alvord
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11/24/20
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